Nevada § 268.0193 - Duty to adopt certain terms related to group homes by ordinance
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§ 268.0193. Duty to adopt certain terms related to group homes by ordinance
1. Except as otherwise provided in subsections 2 and 3, the governing body of each
city shall adopt an ordinance using the following terms to describe the following
types of facilities, homes, houses and institutions: (a) Child care institution, as that term is used in NRS 432A.0245 . (b) Facility for transitional living for released offenders, as that term is used
in NRS 449.0055 . (c) Group foster home, as that term is used in NRS 424.015 . (d) Home for individual residential care, as that term is used in NRS 449.0105 . (e) Recovery house for persons recovering from alcohol or other substance use disorders,
as that term is used in NRS 278.02374 . (f) Residential facility for groups, as that term is used in NRS 449.017 . 2. Subsection 1 requires the governing body of the city to use the specified terms
solely for the purpose of referring to the named facilities, homes, houses and institutions
and does not require the governing body to use the State's definition for the purpose
of regulating or imposing any requirement with respect to such a facility, home, house
or institution. 3. The governing body of a city is not required to include a term set forth in subsection
1 in the ordinance if: (a) A facility, home, house or institution of the type corresponding to the term does
not exist in the city; or (b) The city's ordinances do not otherwise, by whatever name, refer to a facility,
home, house or institution of the type corresponding to the term.
Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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